Thursday storm damages homes in Hale County
Several families in the Hale County area are facing major damage to their homes or property after heavy storms blew through the county and much of the state Thursday morning. Donnie…
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Eutaw families find themselves without a home after Tuesday's storm
Several families were displaced around West Alabama after heavy storms and several tornadoes destroyed their homes Tuesday evening. In Eutaw, 50 residents at Sagewood Apartments lost their home after the building's…
Some Hale County residents remain without power after storm damage
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Savannah Denton The National Weather Service Birmingham preliminary storm survey report shows Tuesday night's severe weather storms produced an EF1 tornado in Greene and Hale…
Tornadoes fueled by record highs wrecked homes around South
The Associated Press WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) - The National Weather Service says record high temperatures in Texas and Louisiana fired up the storm front that spawned tornadoes across the Deep South. The severe weather wrecked numerous homes, destroyed a fire…
Tornado causes housing crunch in Greene County
EUTAW, Ala. (AP) - A tornado that hit a rural Alabama county has created a housing crunch by damaging one of the most densely populated areas in the region: A public housing community. Only 7,600 or so people live in…
EF0 tornado causes minor damage in Berry Thursday
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Ryan Gillin Strong winds and heavy rain moved through parts of Central Alabama Thursday evening. The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that an EF0 tornado touched down in…
Hale County establishing post-disaster volunteer network
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson Representatives from Hale County attended Tuscaloosa’s Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster annual meeting Thursday to learn how they can establish their own disaster volunteer network.…
Ivey tours Sawyerville tornado damage Friday
READ MORE: Sawyerville tornado survivor: 'I'm very grateful, even though I lost everything': Feb. 9, 2022 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was in West Alabama Friday, witnessing firsthand the devastation caused by an EF2…
Sawyerville tornado survivor: 'I'm very grateful, even though I lost everything'
Chainsaws and heavy equipment whine and whir even as neighbors offer greetings and repair tips around the Sawyerville community less than a week after an EF2 tornado ripped through the area,…
Northport mayor organizing tornado relief donation drive
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Carlie A.Horn Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon is once again collecting donations for a community in disarray after major storms, but this time it's closer to home as one…
Hale County High hosts donation drive for tornado victims
It never takes long for close-knit neighbors and friends to come together in the wake of weather disasters around West Alabama, and it's no different in Hale County. After an EF2…
Sawyerville tornado leaves 1 dead, 8 injured Thursday
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson Parts of Sawyerville are devastated in the wake of a tornado Thursday afternoon, and Hale County Emergency Management Agency Director Russel Weeden confirms one person…
